Re: EORI Number Requirement

Dear Member,
With reference to the letter sent to our Chamber by TOBB, the letter dated 12.01.2024 and numbered 2121 received from the General Directorate of Customs of the Ministry of Trade announces that, with the transition of the countries party to the Convention on a Common Transit Procedure to NCTS Phase-5, the Economic Operators Registration and Identification System (EORI) Number will be required
in the carrier identification number field of transit declarations under common transit, and that the validity of the declared EORI Number will be automatically checked in the background by the system.

The same letter further announces that, with NCTS Phase-5, EORI numbers will be declared for foreign carriers in declarations opened from our country, while for carrier companies established in our country, tax numbers will continue to be declared, but the system will automatically match them with EORI numbers in the background. In addition, it is emphasized that, in order for this process to be carried out properly, carrier companies established in our country must match their tax numbers with their EORI numbers in the BİLGE system.

In this framework, the EORI matching guide prepared by the said Ministry on how to carry out these procedures for companies that already have a BİLGE password is attached. Furthermore, it has been shared that companies without a BİLGE password may have the necessary matching carried out by applying to any customs administration with the company tax number, the EORI number and a power of attorney or letter of representation evidencing that they are the company representative.

Finally, the relevant Ministry draws attention to the fact that our country's NCTS Phase-5 transition timetable will be announced later by the relevant Ministry, and that it is important to carry out the tax number - EORI number matching process, which is necessary so that our carrier companies do not encounter any problems or suffer grievances in customs procedures to be carried out both at border crossings and in countries of destination.

Annex: Re: EORI Number Requirement

Kind regards,
Elazığ Chamber of Commerce and Industry